IR 05000443/2001014

IR 05000443/2001-014, on 12/30/01 - 02/16/02; North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation; Seabrook Station; Unit 1; Resident Inspection Report. No Violations Identified

ML020660088
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/07/2002
From:	Cowgill C NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:	Feigenbaum T, Peschel J North Atlantic Energy Service Corp
References
IR-01-014
Download: ML020660088 (15)

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rch 7, 2002

SUBJECT:

SEABROOK STATION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-443/01-14

Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:

On February 16, 2002, the NRC completed an inspection at the Seabrook nuclear power station. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings which were discussed on February 21, 2002, with you and other members of your staff.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

No findings of significance were identified.

Immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the NRC issued an advisory recommending that nuclear power plant licensees go to the highest level of security, and all promptly did so. With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nation's nuclear power plants remain at the highest level of security and the NRC continues to monitor the situation. This advisory was followed by additional advisories, and although the specific actions are not releasable to the public, they generally include increased patrols, augmented security forces and capabilities, additional security posts, heightened coordination with law enforcement and military authorities, and more limited access of personnel and vehicles to the sites. The NRC has conducted various audits of your response to these advisories and your ability to respond to terrorist attacks with the capabilities of the current design basis threat (DBT). On February 25, 2002, the NRC issued an Order to all nuclear power plant licensees, requiring them to take certain additional interim compensatory measures to address the generalized high-level threat environment. With the issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Seabrooks compliance with these interim requirements.

Mr. Ted In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html .

Sincerely,

/RA/

Curtis J. Cowgill, Chief Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-443 License No: NPF-86 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 50-443/01-14 cc w/encl: B. D. Kenyon, President and Chief Executive Officer J. M. Peschel, Manager - Regulatory Programs G. F. St. Pierre, Station Director - Seabrook Station D. G. Roy, Nuclear Training Manager - Seabrook Station D. E. Carriere, Director, Production Services W. J. Quinlan, Esquire, Assistant General Counsel D. Bliss, Director, New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management D. McElhinney, RAC Chairman, FEMA RI, Boston, Mass R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, New Hampshire D. Brown-Couture, Director, Nuclear Safety, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency F. W. Getman, Jr., President and Chief Executive Office, BayCorp Holdings, LTD R. Hallisey, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts M. Metcalf, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States W. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer S. Allen, Polestar Applied Technology, Incorporated R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff

Mr. Ted